LaFontaine auto group set to delve into Genesee County market with Fenton used car dealership

A LaFontaine Used Car King is set to open this summer in Fenton, in the location of the former Suski used car dealership.Eric Dresden | edresden@mlive.com

FENTON, MI – A dealership with businesses throughout Metro
Detroit, Ann Arbor and Lansing is setting its sights on Genesee County as a
LaFontaine used car dealership is set to open this summer in Fenton.

Gordie Koenig, pre-owned director for the LaFontaine Group,
said a LaFontaine Used Car King is slated to open at some point this summer at
16555 Silver Parkway, where the former Suski used car dealership was.

"This is the first venture out there and we're hoping to
expand out in that area," he said.

The business will house between 300 and 500 used vehicles,
Koenig said, and the company is working on adding new signs as cleanup on the
site has started.

"It's been in the LaFontaine's mind for a while," Koenig
said. "Then this building came up."

The location has two different buildings and he's uncertain
the exact opening date, adding it will be open at some point this summer.

Mike Burns, assistant city manager and director of economic
development, said the city is excited that the vacant spot will be filled up so
quickly.

"Anytime you can reuse a site like that it's good for the
city," he said. "We have a lot of businesses coming and anything we can do to
move Fenton forward in a positive direction like this is always good."